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Priority Science Targets for Future Sample Return Missions within the Solar System Out to the Year 2050The Astromaterials Acquisition and Curation Office (henceforth referred to herein as NASA Curation Office) at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) is responsible for curating all of NASA's extraterrestrial samples. JSC presently curates 9 different astromaterials collections: (1) Apollo samples, (2) LUNA samples, (3) Antarctic meteorites, (4) Cosmic dust particles, (5) Microparticle Impact Collection [formerly called Space Exposed Hardware], (6) Genesis solar wind, (7) Star-dust comet Wild-2 particles, (8) Stardust interstellar particles, and (9) Hayabusa asteroid Itokawa particles. In addition, the next missions bringing carbonaceous asteroid samples to JSC are Hayabusa 2/ asteroid Ryugu and OSIRIS-Rex/ asteroid Bennu, in 2021 and 2023, respectively. The Hayabusa 2 samples are provided as part of an international agreement with JAXA. The NASA Curation Office plans for the requirements of future collections in an "Advanced Curation" program. Advanced Curation is tasked with developing procedures, technology, and data sets necessary for curating new types of collections as envisioned by NASA exploration goals. Here we review the science value and sample curation needs of some potential targets for sample return missions over the next 35 years.
Document ID
20170001833
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
McCubbin, F. M.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Allton, J. H.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Barnes, J. J.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Boyce, J. W.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Burton, A. S.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Draper, D. S.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Evans, C. A.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Fries, M. D.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Jones, J. H.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Keller, L. P.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Lawrence, S. J.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Messenger, S. R.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Ming, D. W.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Morris, R. V.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Nakamura-Messenger, K.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Niles, P. B.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Righter, K.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Simon, J. I.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Snead, C. J.
(Texas State Univ. San Marcos, TX, United States)
Steele, A.
(Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, DC, United States)
Treiman, A. H.
(Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Vander Kaaden, K. E.
(Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, DC, United States)
Zeigler, R. A.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Zolensky, M.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Stansbery, E. K.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
March 1, 2017
Publication Date
February 27, 2017
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-38641
Report Number: JSC-CN-38641
Meeting Information
Meeting: Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: February 27, 2017
End Date: March 1, 2017
Sponsors: NASA Headquarters
Distribution Limits
Public
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